IELTS Writing Task 1 #82

The graph below shows the
population figures of different types of turtles in India between 1980 and 2012.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer

The total number of all species of turtles in India has
been relatively stable over the last two decades, although there were significant
drops in numbers between 1987 and 1989 and again in 1992 and 1996. Since 2004 there
has been an improvement in numbers of all species, although the graph shows a slight
decrease in 2010.

In contrast, the population of Leatherback turtles has suffered a severe decline,
particularly in 1988 when numbers fell dramatically. The rate of decline in the
population appears to have slowed and it has remained relatively stable since 2009.

There was also a fall in the number of Green turtles of around 30% between 1984
and 2002. The population increased slightly in 2010 but it had dropped again by
2012.

It is only Olive Ridley turtles that have seen a steady increase in population over
this period. Their numbers dropped slightly in 2007 and again in 2012 but the overall
trend has been a positive one.